Load Shifts and Topples Semi in Jefferson City Wednesday Jefferson City Police reports that Matthew Schulte of Tuscumbia is recovering in a Columbia hospital after his tractor trailer overturned when its load shifted at the Route W overpass at Highway 54 yesterday afternoon. The ramp was closed for approximately two hours for investigation and cleanup.…… Continue Reading
Information Technology Hiring Event In Jefferson City Friday
Information Technology Hiring Event In Jefferson City Friday The State of Missouri’s Information Technology Services Division within the Office of Administration will hold a hiring event from 1pm – 4pm this Friday at the Harry S. Truman State Office Building, 301 West High Street, in Jefferson City. There are vacancies at all seniority levels. Interviews…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City School Bus Mishap Injures Nine Volleyball Players
Jefferson City School Bus Mishap Injures Nine Volleyball Players Yesterday afternoon, a Jefferson City school bus getting ready to transport a volleyball team rolled downhill into a parking lot, injuring 9 young ladies. The bus was parked outside Jefferson City High School on Union Street. The driver exited the bus and entered the building and…… Continue Reading
Apartment Fire in Jefferson City
Apartment Fire in Jefferson City An apartment fire yesterday in the 800 block of Monroe in Jefferson City has displaced two adults and four children. The accidental fire started in the kitchen of a basement apartment and was contained to that area, although the entire unit sustained moderate damage. No one was home when the…… Continue Reading
Woman Sentenced to 12 Years Without Parole for Using Explosive Materials in Jefferson City
Woman Sentenced to 12 Years Without Parole for Using Explosive Materials in Jefferson City A Jefferson City woman, Iasha D. Cannady, was sentenced Tuesday to a dozen years in federal prison after pleading guilty in December to two counts of using explosive materials to damage a building and one count of possessing a Molotov cocktail.…… Continue Reading
Protest Against the Invenergy Tiger Connector at the Public Service Commission
Protest Against the Invenergy Tiger Connector at the Public Service Commission A protest against the Grain Belt Express power lines at the Public Service Commission (PSC) is today at 10am. The “Tiger Connector” project, owned by Invenergy, includes a 40-mile electric transmission line through Audrain and Callaway counties. Protest organizers are concerned that local rates…… Continue Reading
School Access to Mental Health Professionals to Improve
School Access to Mental Health Professionals to Improve Jefferson City and Fulton Schools are hiring more counselors and partnering with local mental health professionals to protect our children. The American Counseling Association Knowledge Center survey results indicate that about half of Americans, mostly those under 18, now meet some of the diagnostic criteria for mental…… Continue Reading
Road Rage Leads to Arrest in Jefferson City
Road Rage Leads to Arrest in Jefferson City 20-year-old Keenan Kraig Reeves of Jefferson City is in the Callaway County jail after threatening a woman and her children with a gun during a road rage incident on Highway 63 Tuesday night. Court documents state that he came alongside a vehicle driven by the victim and…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City Ramp Work Could Affect Commute Time
Jefferson City Ramp Work Could Affect Commute Time MoDOT is Reminding motorists today of the planned closure of the southbound U.S. Route 63 exit ramp to westbound U.S. Route 54 next week. Work will begin Monday night, August 15th, last about two weeks, and will be weather-dependent. Motorists will be detoured around the closure via…… Continue Reading
Jefferson City Man Seriously Wounded After Shooting During Domestic Dispute
Jefferson City Man Seriously Wounded After Shooting During Domestic Dispute Yesterday afternoon, the Jefferson City Police Department responded to reports of someone being shot at 125 N Ventura Avenue, Apt C. Upon arrival, officers found a 46-year-old male had been shot during a domestic dispute. Officers secured the scene, the victim was transported first to…… Continue Reading
